Hay press



March 10, 1931. A. J. KRUSE HAY PRESS Filed J'uly 17, 1928 Patented Mar. 10, 1931 r 1 79 2 5 UNITED STATES PATENT @FFHQE ALBERT J. KR'USE, F FREDERICKSBUEG, TEXAS HAY PRESS Application filed July 17, 1928. Serial No. 293,334.

This invention relates to a press and perbodying the present invention in the position 'tains particularly to a press designed for assumed when the press plunger is retracted; packing hay into a bundle or bale. The pri- Figure 2 is ectional view taken upon tne mary object of the present invention is to line 2-:2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction provide animproved means for imparting of the arrows;

an initial movement to a press plunger by the Figure 3 is a sectional View taken upon use of a pedal structure which acts as an the line 8-3 of Figure 1; auxiliary to a hand lever. Figure L is a view in side elevation of the In the present type of hay press the press nose of the hand lover.

I 10 frame is of elongated rectangular structure Referring to the drawing in detail wheremounted horizontally with a plunger arin like numerals of reference indicate correranged in one end and adapted to be moved sponding parts throughout the several views, horizontally from the end of the press box the numeral 1 indicates a press body the to permit the introduction of additional hay. usual elongated horizontally disposed dc X 15 This plunger is normally manually operated having the frame structure 2 at the r8211 through the medium of hana lever having thereof and having a portion of the bottom pivotal connection with an arm carried by the 3 extended rearwardly a substantial distance .plunger and considerable dificulty is exand centrally of the body as indicated at perienced in starting the initial movement of This rearwardly extending portion of the "20 the lever to get the same in the position where bottom of the press is provided at its ends the weight of the operators body can be apwith the upstanding spaced parallel posts 5. jplied thereto to force the plunger inwardly. Arranged within the press is the usual T Overcome th difficulty involving the plunger 6 which carries the rearwardly exinitial movement of the plunger operating tending arm 7 which in turn carries a pair 2 lever, the structure embodying the present of plates 8 arranged against opposite faces invention has been'developed. thereof and projecting beyond the free end Broadly, the present invention consists in to receive the nose portion 9 o1: an operthe provision of an auxiliary lever upon ating lever 10. The back of the lever 10 which the press operator can step so that adjacent the nose 9 which, as shown, is ta- 30 the wei ht of his bod will move the lun 'er )ered has secured thereto the strao alatc g f a 7 l l inwardly and swing the operating handle to 11 which extends downwardly and about the a position where the full weight of the body nose of the lever, being formed at the nose of the operator can be placed thereon to comto provide a bearing 1:2. This bearing is pletethe plunger movement. positioned between the free ends of the plates 35 a The invention will be best understood from 8 and receives therethrough the pivot pin 13. a cons deration of the following detailed de- Inwardly of the free end of the lever the scription taken in connection with the accomsame,'whichlies between the posts 5, is mountpanying drawings forming part of this specled to swing upon the pivot pin 14: which is fication, with the understanding, however, carried by the posts in a plane above the e0 that the invention is not confined to any strict plunger arm 7. The lever 10 is provided at conformity with the showing 01" the drawings the fulcrum point with the oppositely disbut may be changed or modified so long as posed plates 15, one of which carries a sleeve such chan es or modifications marl: no mate- 16 that extends through the lever body and rial departure from the salient features of has connection with the opposite plate.

the invention as expressed in the appended These plates are secured to the lever by bolts claims. or screws or the like so that their displace- In the drawings ment will be prevented. The pivot pin 14% Figure l is a central longitudinal sectional which carries the lever 10 is encased in a view through the forward part of a hay press i sleeve 17 which extends through the bearing showing the operating lever structure emsleeve 16 and has its ends mounted in the loo posts 5.1a the manner shown. Suitable means such as cotter pins 18 or the like may be employed for preventing longitudinal dis placement of the pin. 14.

Pivotally mounted upon the pivot pin 18, 'upon each side of the nose of the lever 10 is one end of an arni 19,which arms at their outer ends have secured therehe'tween the pedal block 20. V v 1 'Each these arms 19 has pivotally'secured thereto adjacentthe block 20, a link 21 which is provided with the longitudinally extendingslot 22, one end oi which extends to'a point adjacent the other end of the link. The said other end of each'ot the links is arranged between the lever 10 and a post 5 and has extending throughthe slot therein.

"the, pin '14 covering sleeve 17. a p The length of the connecting links 21 .is such that when the plunger operating lever is swung forwardly to the position where the plunger'is f'ullyfretracted, the block carrying ends or the treadleot t re links 19 will be extended upwardly at an angle of approximately 45?,thenose of the lever andthe ends of the plates 8 which are carried by the plunger arm 7 7 being rearwardly of the posts 5. V I

,l hen hay is in the press and after the plunger has'been retracted for the insertion of more hay and 'itmis desired to start the plunger on its forward movement to compress the "same the attendant of the press steps upon the raised blo'clr which is carried by the rcarwardly extending'arms 19, thus causing the arms to swing downwardly in an arc,

ti; L -nner endsthereot being forced inwardly against the plat-cs8 as will be readily understood; ltwill beseen that this downward and forward swinging movement of the arms 19 which constitute an auxiliary lever to the lever 10, willcause the free end or nose of the lever 10 to swing under the pivot pin 14, thus throwing the upper end rearwardly to a point where it will be convenient for the attenda. t of the press to grasp itand turfthercontinue the application of the entire weight of his body to the plunger by swing- ,lng

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, The sliding connection or the links 21 over 7.

the sleeve 17 permits free forwardmovement or" thearms 19 so that the full sweep of the press lever 10 can. be made.

From the toreg'olng description, it wlll be readily seen that the present auxiliary toot lever will add considerable to the ease of 'operationctpresses of this character and that, therefore, time andfeiiort Wlll. be saved in perating thepress.

Having'thus described my invention what I claim is 1. Ina press of the character described, a plungem a swinging initially upwardly extending hand lever connected-with the plung connection between the lever and the arm, a

and pulling down upon the free end of,

er for operating the same, and a foot lever adapted when actuated to give initial movement to the plunger and to start the hand said arm and having pivotal connection at the said end with the arm, and a foot lever havmg connection withthe arm at the point of connection of the hand lever therewith and designed when actuated to give initial movementtto the plunger and to throw the hand lever to apredeterminedposition, I

l. In a hay press, a plunger having an actuating arm, a pair of standards having said *im extending therebetween, a lever pivotally mounted adjacent one end between said standards in a plane above the arm, pivotal connection between the lever andfthe arm, a

tootlever comprisingan elongated bodypivotally connected at one end to the arm at the point of connection of the first-mentioned lever therewith, and coupling links between the foot lever adjacent the free end of the same, and said standards. v

5. In a hay press, a plunger having an actuating arm,a pair of standards having said arm extending therebetween, a lever piv-. otally mounted adjacent one end between said standards in a plane above the arm, pivotal toot lever comprising'an elongated body pivotally connected at one end to the arm at the point of connection of the first-mentioned lever therewith, and coupling linkspivotally connected at one end to the foot lever adjacent the tree end thereof, and having sliding pivotal connection with the .standards to swing about the. center about whichthe' firstmentioned lever swings;

In testimony whereofI hereunto affix my signature. 7 I

V ALBERT J. KRUSE- 

